| Load Time | Load Date | Source | Title | Link | Snippet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago-area woman finally gifted kidney transplant — by Sun-Times reader — after years of searching | https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/05/08/chicago-area-woman-finally-gifted-kidney-transplant-by-sun-times-reader-after-years-of-searching | A year ago, Christine Hernandez and Eileen Kerlin Walsh were total strangers. Now, Hernandez is hoping to one day visit Kerlin Walsh’s family in Ireland. Hernandez, 51, had spent the past eight years doing everything she could to find a kidney donor — from passing out business cards with her … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago Cabaret Week 2026 returns with new venues, a night of Filipino love songs and a Tony Bennett tribute | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/05/08/chicago-cabaret-week-2026-new-venues-stars-garters-bughouse-redhead-piano-bar | [ _Chicago Cabaret Week_ ][1] is expanding in 2026, bringing intimate, engaging and eclectic shows into more venues and neighborhoods. Running from May 8 to 17, the festival features more than 50 artists across multiple locations including four new spots: Stars & Garters, Bughouse Theater, The Labyrinth Club and The … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | NBC Local | DuSable Lake Shore Drive lanes closed as fallen CPD officer John Bartholomew laid to rest | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dusable-lake-shore-drive-lanes-closed-as-fallen-cpd-officer-john-bartholomew-laid-to-rest/3933359/ | **_Editor's Note: NBC 5 will carry the funeral service live on NBC 5, on the NBC Chicago streaming channel and in the player above once it begins._ ** Fallen [ Chicago police officer John Bartholomew ][3] are scheduled for Friday, with some streets closed and traffic impacts expected and lanes … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | NBC Local | ‘Wheeee!': A giant slide is now an exhibit at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wheeee-a-giant-slide-is-now-an-exhibit-at-chicagos-griffin-museum-of-science-and-industry/3933379/ | Some might get a queasy feeling looking over the railing at the top of the 33-foot-high slide that anchors a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Others will begin thinking “Wheeeeee!” before even entering the mouth of the snaking steel tube. Stream NBC 5 for free, … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Iran latest: US, Iran exchange attacks threaten the fragile ceasefire | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/iran-latest-may-8 | #### The Brief * * The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian military facilities that were allegedly responsible for the attack. * Thursday, Iran shared it was reviewing America’s proposal to end the war, but it is still … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Driver dies in high-speed crash into Chicago light pole | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/driver-dies-high-speed-crash-chicago-light-pole | #### The Brief * * A 41-year-old man was killed after crashing an SUV into a light pole Thursday night in Lawndale. * Police said the driver was speeding on West Ogden Avenue when he lost control, and detectives are investigating the crash. **CHICAGO** \- A man was killed after … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Mother's Day forecast comes into focus | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-mothers-day-forecast-comes-focus | ![Chicago weather: Friday morning forecast][11] #### [ Chicago weather: Friday morning forecast ][12] Fox Chicago Meteorologist Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook. #### The Brief * * Frosty north suburbs warmed into the 60s Friday with mostly dry skies across the area. * A weak cold front could bring … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew funeral: City to mourn loss of CPD veteran | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/john-bartholomew-funeral-cpd | #### The Brief * * Chicago police officer John Bartholomew is being laid to rest nearly two weeks after he was fatally shot in the line of duty. * Bartholomew and his partner were shot at Swedish Hospital after taking an armed robbery suspect into custody, and the suspect now … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Fox Chicago | 2 shot and killed in traffic on Chicago's West Side | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/2-shot-killed-traffic-chicagos-west-side | #### The Brief * * Two men were killed after someone in a gray SUV opened fire on their car Thursday night in East Garfield Park. * Police said the victims were shot while driving near North Homan Avenue around 8:30 p.m. * Detectives are investigating as authorities work to … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dolton community highlights positive change as one year anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's election approaches | https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2026/05/08/dolton-pope-childhood-home-church-neighbors | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][147] * [ Facebook ][148] * [ Bluesky ][149] * [ Email ][150] * [ Reddit ][151] * [ Flipboard ][152] In the year since Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV, what used to be a typical block … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago-area woman finally gifted kidney transplant — by Sun-Times reader — after years of searching | https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/05/08/chicago-area-woman-finally-gifted-kidney-transplant-by-sun-times-reader-after-years-of-searching | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][137] * [ Facebook ][138] * [ Bluesky ][139] * [ Email ][140] * [ Reddit ][141] * [ Flipboard ][142] A year ago, Christine Hernandez and Eileen Kerlin Walsh were total strangers. Now, Hernandez is hoping to one day … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Pope Leo’s first year: How the Chicago native has stepped into the role | https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-first-year-timeline-trump-immigration-catholic-church | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][118] * [ Facebook ][119] * [ Bluesky ][120] * [ Email ][121] * [ Reddit ][122] * [ Flipboard ][123] A year ago Friday, Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV — the first U.S.-born pontiff — and … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | DACA recipients in Chicago face uncertainty as renewal delays have them worried about being deported | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/05/08/daca-renewal-delays-deportation-dick-durbin-delia-ramirez-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][108] * [ Facebook ][109] * [ Bluesky ][110] * [ Email ][111] * [ Reddit ][112] * [ Flipboard ][113] Melanny B. is about to celebrate a milestone. But, instead of commemorating a master’s degree in higher education with … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago Cabaret Week 2026 returns with new venues, a night of Filipino love songs and a Tony Bennett tribute | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/05/08/chicago-cabaret-week-2026-new-venues-stars-garters-bughouse-redhead-piano-bar | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][88] * [ Facebook ][89] * [ Bluesky ][90] * [ Email ][91] * [ Reddit ][92] * [ Flipboard ][93] [ _Chicago Cabaret Week_ ][94] is expanding in 2026, bringing intimate, engaging and eclectic shows into more venues and … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | T.J. Jimenez, 'Motive' podcast figure who blew $25M from Chicago wrongful-conviction payout, is back in jail | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/05/08/thaddeus-tj-jimenez-motive-podcast-wrongful-conviction-chicago-gangs-earl-casteel-simon-city-royals | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][68] * [ Facebook ][69] * [ Bluesky ][70] * [ Email ][71] * [ Reddit ][72] * [ Flipboard ][73] Thaddeus “T.J.” Jimenez — who squandered a multimillion-dollar wrongful conviction judgment by trying to expand the power of his … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Father's passing intensifies hatred toward stepmother | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/05/08/dearabby-today-dear-abby-fathers-passing-intensifies-hatred-toward-stepmother | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][60] * [ Facebook ][61] * [ Bluesky ][62] * [ Email ][63] * [ Reddit ][64] * [ Flipboard ][65] **DEAR ABBY:** My brothers and I loved our father. He was an alcoholic until he was 37. After he … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trump's corruption may finally lead to his downfall | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/08/trumps-corruption-uae-justice-treasury-china-russia-gas-economy-mona-charen | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][50] * [ Facebook ][51] * [ Bluesky ][52] * [ Email ][53] * [ Reddit ][54] * [ Flipboard ][55] Did you catch the story about Donald Trump trying to raid the Treasury to the tune of $10 billion? … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Justices who gutted Voting Rights Act keep country spiraling backward | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/08/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-conservatives-bears-sox-stadium-vance-trump | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][36] * [ Facebook ][37] * [ Bluesky ][38] * [ Email ][39] * [ Reddit ][40] * [ Flipboard ][41] Having been a teenager in the early ‘60s, I have vivid memories of the murders, fire hose attacks and … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | A $10 million investment to reduce chronic absenteeism in schools | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/08/chronic-absenteeism-schools-10-million-community-nonprofit-grants-beth-swanson-janice-jackson | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][24] * [ Facebook ][25] * [ Bluesky ][26] * [ Email ][27] * [ Reddit ][28] * [ Flipboard ][29] More than 40% of Chicago Public Schools students were chronically absent during the 2024–2025 academic year — missing at … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | May 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Attacks on Black political representation ramp up after Supreme Court ruling | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/08/black-political-representation-supreme-court-voter-rights-act-marc-morial | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] For generations, Black Americans fought not merely for the right to cast a ballot, but for that ballot to … |